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Mother receives National Order for brave son

Silusapho Nyanda

A 10-year-old deaf boy who died sav-ing another child

posthumously received a National Order, the Or-der of Mendi for Bravery in Silver.

The National Orders are

the highest awards that South Africa bestows and are presented annually by the President of South Af-rica.

Thapelo Tambani’s mother Sarah Tambani received his award from President Cyril Ramaphosa, in recognition of the little boy’s selfless act of saving another life, which led to his unfortunate demise.

Thapelo drowned last year in a muddy construction pit after successfully pulling a friend to safety.

The tragedy took place in Soshanguve, north of Pre-toria. According to media reports at the time, Thape-lo’s friend had fallen into the large pit, which was filled with muddy rain water, at an excavation site. Thapelo managed to save his friend but was overcome by the mud.

Thapelo's mother said his heroic act, although painful, was part of his character – he was a helpful boy, she said.

She said her son was very clever and had received three certificates of excel-lence at school.

Speaking ahead of the cer-emony, the mother said that her son’s hearing impair-ment did not hold him back.

“Even though he could not

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Sarah Tambani and her grandchild, eight-year-old Tshiamo, looking at a picture of her late son Thapelo who received the National Order of Mendi for Bravery.

THAPELO TAMBANI braved a waterlogged and muddy trench to rescue a friend.

Vuk’uzenzeleIZITHELO ZENKULULEKO

UHulumeni uzinike-le Ohlelweni Loku-thuthukiswa Kwe-

zingane Zisencane (i-ECD), o l w a m u k e l w a u m h l a b a wonke njengohlelo oluba- luleke kakhulu kubantu olu- ngenziwa izwe.

“Uma s i funa ukuqeda inhlupheko kufanele s i -fundise i z ingane zaba- mpofu,” kusho uMongameli u-Cyril Ramaphosa kwiNku-lumo yakhe Echaza Isimo Se-zwe (i-SoNA) yezi-2018.

Ukuntuleka kwamathu-ba kanye nokungenelela ngesikhathi ingane isakhula kungabeka izingane ezise- ncane engcupheni futhi kufi- phaze nethuba lokuba ziphu-melele.

Nakuba kunjalo, ngowe-zi-2009 uDkt. Juliana Seleti, ongungoti we-ECD eNyu-vesi yaseNyakatho Ntsho-nalanga ngesikhathi kuba- njwe uMhlangano weBha- nge Lomhlaba omayelana noHlelo lokuNakekelwa No-kuthuthukiswa Kwezinga- ne e-Afrika wathi, umbuso wobandlululo wangaphambi kowe-1994 awubakhiphela- nga eceleni abantwana.

Yayingekho inqubomgomo ye-ECD, nakulabo bantwa-na bavela kumakhaya ano- thile, kwakunezikhungo ze-ECD eziyidlanzana, futhi babeyingcosana nabantwana ababezuza kuzona.

U t h e u k u t h u t h u k i s w a kwenqubomgomo ehleliwe ye-ECD eNingizimu Afrika kwaqala kuphela uma kuqala iminyaka yo-1990, ngemuva kokukhululwa ejele kowaye- nguMongameli u-Nelson Mandela.

Ngowezi-2003 uMnyango wezokuThuthukiswa Ko- mphakathi , wezeMfundo Eyisisekelo kanye noweze-

Mpilo yayise isisungule izi- nqubomgomo zayo ze-ECD; amagatsha nezigaba okuse-benzeyo kwasungulwa futhi imali yokuxhasa i-ECD ya-fakwa kusabelomali kusu- kela ngonyaka wezi-2000.

I-ECD kusukela lapho yaba

mqoka kuhulumeni futhi iKhabhinethi yagunyaza Inqubomgomo Edidiyelwe kaZwelonke ye-ECD ngoZi-bandlela kowe-2015, ukuze kuguqulwe ukuphakelwa kwezidingo ze-ECD eNingi- zimu Afrika ngokudingida amagebe asemqoka noku-qikelela ukunikezela ngo-sizo lwe-ECD olugcwele fu-thi olulinganayo kubo bonke abantwana.

I-ECD iya ngaphansi koMnyango Wezemfudo EyisisekeloUmsebenzi wezikhungo ze-ECD ususukile ngaphansi ko- Mnyango Wezokuthuthukiswa Komphakathi waya ngapha- nsi koMnyango Wezemfundo Eyisisekelo, ngabantwana abadlulile kwizi-700 000 ku-manje abathola usizo lwe-ECD ezweni lonkana.

“Leli igxathu elisemqoka ku- nqubekelaphambili yezemfu- ndo kubantwana abasebancane ezweni lethu futhi, uma lwenzi- we ngendlela efanele, kuzoba igxathu elibalulekile ekuzuzeni umbono wezi-2030 woHlelo Lokuthuthukiswa Kwezwe (i-NDP). Nakuba kunjalo, uma zingekho izinhlelo ezicacile nezinyathelo ezibonakalayo, lesi simemezelo ngeke silethe inzuzo ezweni noma kuzakha-muzi zalo ezisezincane,” kusho uMongameli uRamaphosa.

Igxathu elilandelayo kulolu hlelo iminyaka emibili epho-qelela i-ECD kubo bonke aba- ntwana, kumalungiselelo eBa- nga 1, njengoba kumemezele uMongameli Ramaphosa ku-SoNA yakhe yowezi-2019.

“Okunye okubalulekile oku- semqoka ukuphucula kakhulu

ulwazi lokufunda eminyakeni yokuqala esikoleni. Lokhu ku- semqoka ekucwijeni abantwa- na ukuba baphumelele kwe- zemfundo, emsebenzini nase-mpilweni futhi kungenzeka ukuthi iyoba ndlela kuphela engasiza ukulwisana nobu- mpofu, ukungasebenzi kanye nokungalingani,” ngokusho kukaMongameli.

“Sizozandisa kakhulu izinsi- za zokufunda kumazinga ayisisekelo kuthi eminyake- ni eyisithupha ezayo sinike wonke umntwana wesikole oseNingizimu Afrika incwadi yokusebenzela kanye nezi- ncwadi zokufunda ezitholakala ngohlelo-xhumano lwe-inta-nethi kuma-tablet. Sizoqala ngalezo zikole ebezingenazo

izinsiza phambilini futhi ezi-semiphakathini ehlupheka kakhulu, kubandakanya izikole zamabanga axutshiwe, izigaba ezixutshiwe, ezisemapulazini nezasemakhaya,” engeza.

UNgqongqoshe wezeMfundo Eyisisekelo u-Angie Motshekga uthe umnyango usukulungele ukufaka izincwadi zokufunda ezenziwe ngohlelo-xhumano lwe-intanethi kusukela ngonya- ka ozayo.

NgoNdasa 2019 Umnyango Wezemfundo Eyisisekelo – ubambisene ne-Vodacom Foundation, i-Nelson Mandela Foundation, Uphiko Lwezabe-sifazane leNhlangano Yezizwe (i-UN) kanye ne-Global Citi-zen – inikezele ngesikhungo se-ECD e-Divhani Crèche nase-Frank Ravele Secondary School of Excellence e-Vhembe, eLimpopo.

Inkulisa, ingenye yezikhungo eziyi-15 ze-ECD ezikhethiwe ukuze zilungiswe kabusha, yathola ukwakhiwa kabusha kwengqalasizinda.

I-Frank Ravele Secondary School ingenye yezikole eziyi-12 ezifundisa Ama- khono Asezingeni Eliphezulu ezivezwe nguMnyango Weze- mfundo Eyisisekelo ubambi- sene no-Vodacom, okumanje oxhumanisa izikole eziyizi-3 000 kanye nezikhungo zothisha ezingama-92 izwe lonkana. v

“Uma sifuna ukuqeda

inhlupheko, kufanele sifundise izingane

zabampofu.”

Izinsuku zokuqala eziyi-1 000 zomntwana kugxilwa ekudleni okwanele, ukunakekelwa, ukuphepha kanye nokuzikhuthaza. Kubantwana abaneminyaka esukela kwemibili ukuya kwemihlanu ubudala, kugxilwe kakhulu kumazinga okubakhuthaza kanye nokubanakekela, kulapho i-ECD idlala indima

ebalulekile.

UHulumeni useka i-ECD

Ukuthuthukisa abantwana

• Umnyango Wezezimali kuZwelonke uyaqhubeka nokunikela ngosizo lwezimali ku-ECD ohlelweni lwezibonelelo ezabelwe lokho.

• Isibonelelo se-ECD esibekelwe imigomo sizoxhasa abantwana abahluphekayo abalinganiselwa

ku-60 000 futhi siphucule izikhungo ze-ECD eziphakathi kwama-600 kanye nama-800 eminyakeni emithathu ezayo.

• Isabelomali esabelwe isibonelelo se-ECD sisuka kuzigidi ezingama-518 zamarandi onyakeni wezi-2019/20 ukuya kuzigidi ezingama-553 zamarandi onyakeni wezi-2020/21.

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